Summary
A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young white woman has been raped by a black man. When young black man Garth witnesses the Ku Klux Klan's violent retaliation against his innocent friend, Garth declares a one-man war on the Klan and hunts them down one-by-one.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+17)
Critics 22Audiences 39GoodWatch 33
Running time
1 h 52 min
A typical length for crime movies, +6 min on the typical 106
typical 106112Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129
Released
1974
October 25, 1974
52 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
33 people
Richard BurtonBreck Stancill
Lee MarvinSheriff Track Bascomb
Cameron MitchellButt Cutt Cates
Lola FalanaLoretta Sykes
Linda EvansNancy Poteet
Luciana PaluzziTrixie
O. J. SimpsonGarth
David HuddlestonMayor Hardy Riddle
Jeannie BellMary Anne
Hoke HowellBobby Poteet
Ed CallShaneyfelt
John AldersonVernon Hodo- JPJohn PearceTaggart
David LaddFlagg
Vic PerrinHector- SWSpence Wil-DeeWilly Washington
- WWWendell WellmanAlan Bascomb
Virgil FryeJohnson- RPRobert PorterRev. Josh Franklin
Lee de BrouxRev. Alverson
Charlie BriggsA.P. Reporter
Morgan UptonN.Y. Times Reporter- ECEve ChristopherMrs. Martha Shaneyfelt
- GLGary L. CatusCharles Peck
Directing · 1
- Terence Young Director
Writing · 3
- Millard Kaufman Screenplay
- Samuel Fuller Screenplay
- William Bradford Huie Novel
Production · 11
- Bill Shiffrin Executive Producer
- Howard Effron Executive Producer
- William Alexander Producer
- Hoyt Bowers Casting
- Daniel K. Sobol Associate Producer
- Michael Marcovsky Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Lloyd Ahern Sr. Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gene Milford Editor
Sound · 3
- Stu Gardner Original Music Composer
- Dale O. Warren Original Music Composer
- Larry Shaw Music Director
Art · 2
- Jack Poplin Production Design
- Ray Molyneaux Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Jean Burt Reilly Hairstylist
- Emile LaVigne Makeup Artist
- Robert Norin Makeup Artist
- Ron Berkeley Makeup Artist
Other crew · 3
- Roger Creed Stunt Coordinator
- Thol Simonson Special Effects
- Conrad E. Palmisano Stunts
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